FAMILY CONSTELLATION
has also been associated with Alfred Adler; the family constellation refers to the collection of relationships within a particular family…
FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY
is otherwise known as the Bowen Family Systems Theory. Family systems theory is a broad conceptual model which is the…
FAT METABOLISM
is an umbrella term which is used to describe all the biochemical processes which are involved in the breakdown, manufacture,…
FEAR OF COMMITMENT
is observed globally in a range of real-life applications from marriage to a new career, where the individual will feel…
FEATURE DETECTOR
These are the various hypothetical or actual mechanisms within the human information-processing system that respond selectively to specific distinguishing features.…
FEEBLEMINDEDNESS
an old and obsolete term for mental retardation, learning disability or a mental deficiency.
FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME (FAS)
a condition associated with extreme maternal alcohol intake during pregnancy. It shows a low birth weight and retarded growth, craniofacial…
FIELD RESEARCH
the term that is used to describe any research that is undertaken outside a laboratory and in a natural, social…
FIGURE-GROUND PERCEPTION
a term given to our ability to discriminate between the background and the object in our field of vision. Impairment…
FILTERED SPEECH
This term is used to describe the words that have been filtered to only let a certain frequency band to…
FIRST-LINE MEDICATION
the name given to a doctor's drug of choice for a particular condition that is an effective treatment that has…
FITTS MOVEMENT TASK
the name that is used for a motor skills test that will show the relationship between speed and accuracy of…
FLACCID PARALYSIS
the name that is given to a paralysis that is marked by a loss of muscle tone and an absence…
FLUID-CRYSTALLIZED INTELLIGENCE THEORY
the theory that intelligence is of 2 kinds, fluid and crystallised. Fluid copes with new problems and situations where as…
FOCAL LESION
the term that is applied to a lesion that has been restricted to a specific region of the brain or…